Join Sandi for a chat with Scott Hutcheson, Executive Chair of Aspen Properties, owner of the Edison and Ampersand, two of Calgary’s “tech towers” to hear his take on the new office, and how we can revitalize downtown Calgary post pandemic.
R. Scott Hutcheson is the Executive Chair of Aspen Properties, a fully integrated, privately held commercial real estate company based in the city of Calgary.
Prior to co-founding Aspen Properties in 1998, Hutcheson served as President of a real estate partnership in Florida and was also previously employed as an investment banker for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and San Francisco. Hutcheson is an active member in our community, having served on numerous boards across the country. He is currently the Chair of Invest Alberta Corporation, Chair of the Board of Directors of Arts Commons and he is a member of the Board of Directors of Own the Podium. In recent years, Hutcheson also served as the Chair of the Board of the Calgary 2026 Olympic and Paralympic bid for the winter games, amongst many other private and not for profit boards. He was an accomplished athlete in his youth, competing as a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team from 1978-1982.
Building marketplace companies is very hard but there are always opportunities to successfully commercialize them where there is high friction and low customer satisfaction. The legal space is one of those segments of the market. Goodlawyer is combining the transactional managed marketplace business model, with subscriptions purpose built for business founders. This combined business model allows them to capture transactional marketplace and recurring subscription revenues, which is also a unique slant. It will be exciting to hear about their future plans to bring business legal services to underserved startups and SMBs.
Josh is committed to empowering entrepreneurs with legal knowledge to fuel their business growth. From his experience working at Canada’s largest law firm, Josh understands how legal protections and legal problems can make or break a business. In his role with Goodlawyer, Josh shares his insights and expertise to level the playing field and help founders benefit from the legal strategies large companies use to win. Josh’s unique approach to law stems from his belief in the power of teams and helping those around you.